This past week, a memorial concert for South African musician Johnny Clegg was held in Johannesburg, following his passing on 16 July 2019; in China, it was the successful launch of a rocket carrying satellites that will be used for technological tests and electromagnetic environment detection; also in the news, French fashion brand, Sonia Rykiel, is set to liquidate operations effective immediately.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during the official reception after the opening of the 108th Bayreuth Festival at the Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus in Bayreuth, Germany, 25 July 2019. The festival opens with the opera 'Tannhaeuser' on 25 July and runs through 28 August. EPA-EFE/PHILIPP GUELLAND
Johnny Clegg's son, Jessie Clegg sings a tribute to his late father during the memorial for South African musician Johnny Clegg in Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 July 2019. Clegg died of cancer at the age of 66 after a career with his band Juluka. EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying Yaogan-30 satellites blasts off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, 26 July 2019. The satellites will be used for technological tests and electromagnetic environment detection. EPA-EFE Cultural dancers perform during the ceremony marking Liberia's 172nd Independent Anniversary at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Stadium in Paynesville outside Monrovia, Liberia, 26 July 2019. The Presidents of Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso are in attendance to grace this year's occasion. Liberia declared its independence in 26 July 1847, making the West African nation the first democratic republic in the history of Africa. EPA-EFE/AHMED JALLANZO The pack in action during the 19th stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race over 126.5km between Saint Jean de Maurienne and Tignes, France, 26 July 2019. EPA-EFE/YOAN VALAT Waving the rainbow flag in the 41th Christopher Street Day LGBT parade in Berlin, Germany, 27 July 2019. Christopher Street Day (CSD) is an annual European Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) celebration held in various cities across Europe for the rights of LGBT people. EPA-EFE/FELIPE TRUEBA French designer Sonia Rykiel attends the Legion of Honor ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 26 November 2013 (reissued 26 July 2019). According to reports on 25 July 2019 French Sonia Rykiel fashion house is going into liquidation following a court decision. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN HARTMANN Models present a creation by Indian designers Falguni and Shane Peacock during the FDCI India Couture Week 2019 in Partnership with HT in New Delhi, 26 July 2019. FDCI India Couture Week 2019 is scheduled from 22 to 28 July. EPA-EFE/RAJAT GUPTA Young Chinese people enjoy the leisure time with cats in a cat theme cafe in Beijing, China, 22 July 2019. Animal cafe becomes more and more popular among Chinese young people who play and feed the dogs or cats in cafe to enjoy the leisure time. EPA-EFE/WU HONG Kara Eaker of the USA competes during the gymnastics competition at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, 27 July 2019. EPA-EFE/ORLANDO BARRIA
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/i-1.jpg "Johnny Clegg's son, Jessie Clegg sings a tribute to his late father during the memorial for South African musician Johnny Clegg in Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 July 2019. Clegg died of cancer at the age of 66 after a career with his band Juluka. EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/i-2.jpg "A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying Yaogan-30 satellites blasts off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, 26 July 2019. The satellites will be used for technological tests and electromagnetic environment detection. EPA-EFE")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/i-4.jpg "Cultural dancers perform during the ceremony marking Liberia's 172nd Independent Anniversary at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Stadium in Paynesville outside Monrovia, Liberia, 26 July 2019. The Presidents of Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso are in attendance to grace this year's occasion. Liberia declared its independence in 26 July 1847, making the West African nation the first democratic republic in the history of Africa. EPA-EFE/AHMED JALLANZO")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/i-5.jpg "The pack in action during the 19th stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race over 126.5km between Saint Jean de Maurienne and Tignes, France, 26 July 2019. EPA-EFE/YOAN VALAT")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/i-6.jpg "Waving the rainbow flag in the 41th Christopher Street Day LGBT parade in Berlin, Germany, 27 July 2019. Christopher Street Day (CSD) is an annual European Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) celebration held in various cities across Europe for the rights of LGBT people. EPA-EFE/FELIPE TRUEBA")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/i-7.jpg "French designer Sonia Rykiel attends the Legion of Honor ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 26 November 2013 (reissued 26 July 2019). According to reports on 25 July 2019 French Sonia Rykiel fashion house is going into liquidation following a court decision. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN HARTMANN")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/i-8.jpg "Models present a creation by Indian designers Falguni and Shane Peacock during the FDCI India Couture Week 2019 in Partnership with HT in New Delhi, 26 July 2019. FDCI India Couture Week 2019 is scheduled from 22 to 28 July. EPA-EFE/RAJAT GUPTA")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/i-9.jpg "Young Chinese people enjoy the leisure time with cats in a cat theme cafe in Beijing, China, 22 July 2019. Animal cafe becomes more and more popular among Chinese young people who play and feed the dogs or cats in cafe to enjoy the leisure time. EPA-EFE/WU HONG")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/i-10.jpg "Kara Eaker of the USA competes during the gymnastics competition at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, 27 July 2019. EPA-EFE/ORLANDO BARRIA")
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during the official reception after the opening of the 108th Bayreuth Festival at the Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus in Bayreuth, Germany, 25 July 2019. The festival opens with the opera 'Tannhaeuser' on 25 July and runs through 28 August. EPA-EFE/PHILIPP GUELLAND